Tozeur–Nefta International Airport
Tozeur–Nefta International Airport مطار توزر نفطة الدولي | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nefta, Tunisia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 287 ft / 87 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°56′23″N 08°06′38″E / 33.93972°N 8.11056°E | ||||||||||
| Website | https://www.oaca.nat.tn/web/aeroport-tozeur | ||||||||||
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  TOE Location of airport in Tunisia | |||||||||||
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Tozeur–Nefta International Airport (French: Aéroport International de Tozeur–Nefta, Arabic: مطار توزر نفطة الدولي, IATA: TOE, ICAO: DTTZ) is an airport serving Tozeur in Tunisia.[3]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Tozeur–Nefta Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Transavia | Paris–Orly[4] |
| Tunisair Express | Tunis |
Accidents and incidents
[edit]On 27 May 2023, a Flight Design CTSW (67BQF) and a gyroplane collided mid-air; both occupants of 67BQF survived with injuries. The gyroplane crashed and burned; both occupants were killed. The two aircraft were participating in the 34th Rassemblement Aerien International de Tunisie (RAIT) ralleye.[5]
Trivia
[edit]- Two Boeing 747 aircraft of Iraqi Airways have been stored at this airport since the Gulf War. Saddam Hussein had put them there to protect the planes from the first Gulf War. They are waiting regulations of dispute with Kuwait in a new white paint and some traces of its original green color. They can be seen near the airport terminal and on satellite images. These are Boeing 747-200C (YI-AGP, c/n 22366) and Boeing 747SP (YI-ALM, c/n 22858).
References
[edit]- ^ "Airport information for DTTZ". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ Airport information for TOE at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ Tozeur–Nefta International Airport Archived 25 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Office de l'Aviation Civile et des Aeroports (OACA) Archived 25 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "TRANSAVIA FRANCE ADDS TOZEUR SERVICE IN NW23". AeroRoutes. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ aviation-safety.net and https://www.bfmtv.com/afrique/tunisie/tunisie-deux-francais-tues-dans-un-accident-d-ulm
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tozeur-Nefta International Airport.
- Tunisian Civil Aviation and Airports Authority (OACA)
- Current weather for DTTZ at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for TOE at Aviation Safety Network
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